How does the calculation work?

The net gold weight is gross weight minus non-gold components. The 24K rate per tola is converted into a per-gram rate for your chosen purity. Only the wastage, making, finishing and additional costs entered by you are added.

For comparison, 0.5 g wastage on a 2 g piece is 25% and 0.7 g on 4 g is 17.5%. Those numbers are examples of how to read a quote, not typical or recommended manufacturing rates. Read our guide to jewellery quotations in Pakistan before agreeing to any charge.